Jesus

Mayans

250 - 900

Medieval Europe

500 ad - 1500 ad

During the Middle Ages, Western Europe built a new civilization based on Christian, Roman, and Germanic ways.

Black Death Arrives in Europe

1347 ad - 1351 ad

The disease swept across Europe and Asia. Most scientists think the Black Death was bubonic plaque - a disease caused by a type of bacteria carried by fleas. These fleas infested black rats , and in the Middle Ages, these rats were everywhere.